October 3, 2012

110 years ago
1902

Labour
Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to personally intervene in a labour dispute when he met in Washington with miners and coalfield operators from the anthracite coalfields of Pennsylvania in an attempt to settle a strike by miners, which had begun on May 12.

100 years ago
1912

Baseball
The Chalmers Automobile Commission announced that Tris Speaker of the Boston Red Sox and Larry Doyle of the New York Giants had won the Chalmers Award as most valuable player in the American and National League, respectively.

90 years ago
1922

Politics and government
Rebecca Felton, a Democrat, was selected by Georgia Governor Thomas Hardwick to fill out the term of Thomas Watson, who had died. Mr. Hardwick was seeking to appoint someone who would not contest the special election for the seat, and Congress wasn't expected to convene until after the election, so it wasn't expected that Mrs. Felton would be officially sworn in. Walter George won the election, but allowed Mrs. Felton to be sworn in as a Senator on November 21, for a term of one day, before Mr. George took office.

75 years ago
1937

Baseball
On the last day of the season, Johnny Allen of the Cleveland Indians suffered his only loss of the season after 15 straight wins when the Indians lost 1-0 to the Detroit Tigers. Winning pitcher Jake Wade allowed just 1 hit--a 2-out single by Hal Trosky in the 7th inning. The only run scored in the first inning when Hank Greenberg singled home Pete Fox with a sharp ground ball that got by Cleveland third baseman Sammy Hale. Mr. Allen almost came to blows with Mr. Hale after the game.

70 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (4th week at #1)

At the movies
Street of Chance, directed by Jack Hively, and starring Burgess Meredith and Claire Trevor, opened in theatres.



Football
CRU
Ottawa Senior City Football League
Rough Riders 6 RCAF Uplands 0 (Exhibition)

5,000 attended the game at Lansdowne Park.

ORFU
Toronto RCAF (2-0) 40 Toronto Balmy Beach (0-2) 6
Hamilton (2-0) 13 @ Toronto Oakwood Indians (1-1) 6
HMCS York (1-1) 25 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-2) 1

John Poplowski scored 2 touchdowns for the Hurricanes in their rout of Balmy Beach.

Al Lenard scored a touchdown, convert, and 2 field goals for the Wildcats in their win over the Indians. 10,000 attended the doubleheader at Varsity Stadium.

Hugh Cuddie scored a touchdown in each quarter to lead HMCS York over the Panthers.

Baseball
World Series Game 3
St. Louis Cardinals 2 @ New York Yankees 0 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Ernie White pitched a 6-hit shutout to win the pitchers' duel over Spud Chandler, who gave up just 5 hits in 8 innings before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 69,123.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Substance 'X', starring Vicki Cummings, Charlotte Knight, Will Kuluva, and James Maloney



Economics and finance
U.K. Minister of Food Major Gwilym Lloyd George announced that rationing and price controls on tea would end after 12 years.

Baseball
World Series Game 3
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 @ New York Yankees 3 (Brooklyn led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Yogi Berra and Johnny Mize hit home runs for the Yankees, but Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson both scored when Mr. Berra allowed a passed ball with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to provide the winning margin for the Dodgers before 66,698 fans at Yankee Stadium.

50 years ago
1962

Space
The U.S.A. launched Mercury-Atlas 8 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Wally Schirra made 6 orbits of Earth in his Sigma 7 spacecraft in the most successful U.S. manned mission to date.

Baseball
The San Francisco Giants scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 at Dodger Stadium to win a best-of-three playoff 2 games to 1 to capture the National League pennant. It was the first pennant for the Giants since 1954 and the first since moving to San Francisco in 1958. Los Angeles shortstop Maury Wills hit 4 singles and stole his 103rd and 104th bases of the year, a major league record that stood until 1974. He also became the first major league player to play in 165 games in a single season. A Dodger Stadium crowd of 45,693 was in attendance, boosting the year's attendance to a major league record 2,755,184.

40 years ago
1972

Diplomacy
In a ceremony at the White House, U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko signed and exchanged the final documents implementing the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) accords limiting the two powers’ land-based and submarine-borne nuclear missile forces.

Politics and government
Jens Otto Krag resigned as Prime Minister of Denmark for “personal reasons.” Mr. Krag had supported Danish entry into the European Economic Community, and his resignation came the day after Danes had voted overwhelmingly in support of his position in a referendum. The ruling Social Democratic party designated Anker Jorgensen, head of Denmark’s largest trade union, as Mr. Krag’s successor.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (7-4) 13 @ Montreal (4-6) 29
Winnipeg (8-3) 24 @ British Columbia (3-8) 26

Moses Denson rushed for 2 touchdowns and Ike Brown 1 as the Alouettes beat the Eskimos before 11,776 fans at Molson Stadium. Sonny Wade connected with John Eason from 46 yards for the other Montreal touchdown. Sam Scarber rushed for the first Eskimo touchdown and Tom Wilkinson passed to Tyrone Walls for the second. Edmonton guard Chip Kell suffered a knee injury that ended a promising career. It was the Eskimos' first visit to Molson Stadium since 1966, their first loss there, and their last game at Molson Stadium until 1998.

Wayne Matherne intercepted a Don Jonas pass and returned it from his own 40-yard line to the Winnipeg 33, setting up Ted Gerela's 19-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining in the game as the Lions upset the Blue Bombers at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Jim Evenson scored 2 touchdowns for the Lions, and Jim Young scored the other. Mr. Jonas threw 2 touchdown passes to Bob LaRose and 1 to Jim Thorpe.

Baseball
The Kansas City Royals fired manager Bob Lemon and replaced him with minor league manager Jack McKeon. The Royals had a record of 75-78, fourth in the American League West Division.

The Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 to clinch the American League East Division pennant. Woodie Fryman, who had come to the Tigers in a mid-season trade with the Philadelphia Phillies, won the pitchers' duel over Luis Tiant.



Relief pitcher Terry Forster, sent to bat as a pinch hitter in the top of the 9th inning, singled in the go-ahead run and then stole second base as the Chicago White Sox edged the Minnesota Twins 5-4 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.

The New York Mets swept a doubleheader from the Montreal Expos 5-2 and 4-3 in 12 innings at Jarry Park in Montreal. Tom Seaver picked up his 21st win the first game, while losing pitcher Steve Renko dropped to 1-10 despite striking out 7 consecutive batters.

Tom McCraw had 4 hits, including a home run, as the Cleveland Indians edged the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in 10 innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The Orioles won the second game 4-3 as winning pitcher Roric Harrison became the last American League pitcher to hit a home run before the introduction of the designated hitter in 1973.

30 years ago
1982

Died on this date
Vivien Merchant, 53. U.K. actress. Miss Merchant was married to Harold Pinter from 1956-1980, and appeared in many of his plays. She appeared in a number of television programs and several movies, and was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in Alfie (1966). Miss Merchant drank herself to death after the end of her marriage to Mr. Pinter.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-5) 18 @ Ottawa (3-9) 13
Calgary (6-5-1) 8 @ Saskatchewan (5-7) 53

Tom Clements threw a touchdown pass to Keith Baker and Rufus Crawford rushed for another TD as the Tiger-Cats beat the Rough Riders before 23,670 fans at Lansdowne Park. Skip Walker rushed 10 times for 64 yards and the only Ottawa touchdown.



Joe Adams threw 2 touchdown passes to Joey Walters and another to Dwight Edwards, and Mike Washington rushed 19 times for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Roughriders routed the Stampeders before 28,245 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Dave Ridgway added 5 converts and 6 field goals. Phil Kessel completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Alton Alexis in the 3rd quarter and passed to Willie Armstead for a 2-point convert for the Stampeders. The game was telecast on NBC, but the network pulled the plug on the game before it was over because of the lopsided score.

Baseball
Jim Fanning resigned as manager of the Montreal Expos after they ended the season with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mr. Fanning had replaced the fired Dick Williams late in the 1981 season and had led them to the National League East Division pennant. He returned to the front office after compiling a record of 102-87.

Robin Yount hit 2 home runs and a triple to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, giving the Brewers the American League East Division pennant by a 1-game margin over the Orioles. Mr. Yount finished with a .331 batting average, one point less than Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals, who won the title while sitting out his team's last game.

The San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, clinching the National League West Division pennant for the Atlanta Braves, who lost 5-1 to the San Diego Padres. The Braves finished 1 game ahead of the Dodgers, 2 ahead of the Giants.



Joe Rudi hit a double and a home run to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium. The home run came in Mr. Rudi's last major league plate appearance.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Who's That Girl--Madonna (12th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Bad--Michael Jackson

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Bad--Michael Jackson

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Bad--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Pump Up the Volume--M|A|R|R|S

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Didn't We Almost Have it All--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
2 Didn't We Almost Have it All--Whitney Houston
3 Lost in Emotion--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
4 I Heard a Rumour--Bananarama
5 Carrie--Europe
6 U Got the Look--Prince
7 I Just Can't Stop Loving You--Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett)
8 When Smokey Sings--ABC
9 La Bamba--Los Lobos
10 Who Will You Run To--Heart

Singles entering the chart were Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen (#38); Follow You by Glen Burtnick (#86); Love Will Find a Way by Yes (#87); Dude (Looks Like a Lady) by Aerosmith (#88); Catch Me (I'm Falling) by Pretty Poison (#89); and Satellite by the Hooters (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 La Bamba--Los Lobos (5th week at #1)
2 I Just Can't Stop Loving You--Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett)
3 Didn't We Almost Have it All--Whitney Houston
4 I Heard a Rumour--Bananarama
5 I Want Your Sex--George Michael
6 Who's That Girl--Madonna
7 When Smokey Sings--ABC
8 Together (The New Wedding Song)--Joey Gregorash
9 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
10 Luka--Suzanne Vega

Singles entering the chart were I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany (#89); Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle (#92); Fake by Alexander O'Neal (#94); I've Been in Love Before by Cutting Crew (#95); Should've Known Better by Richard Marx (#96); (I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (#97); and Dream Girl by FM (#98).

Died on this date
Jean Anouilh, 77. French playwright. Mr. Anouilh's best-known works included Antigone (1944) and Becket (1959).

Economics and finance
After 16 months of negotiations, representatives of the United States and Canada agreed to a free trade pact, eliminating tariffs and other barriers to trade by 2000. Tariffs would be eliminated in three stages, some immediately, some in five years, and the rest in ten years. Arbitration panels would handle unresolved disputes. The agreement was subject to approval of the U.S. Congress and Canadian Parliament.

Disasters
South African officials put the death toll at 174, with 86 missing, in floods that had struck the province of Natal. The flood waters had caused an estimated $500 million in damage

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (3-9-1) 11 @ Calgary (7-7) 28

Kirby Warren rushed 20 times for 131 yards and a touchdown and caught a 21-yard pass from Rick Worman for another TD as the Stampeders beat the Roughriders before 23,052 fans at McMahon Stadium. Mr. Worman also threw a touchdown pass to Larry Willis. The only Saskatchewan touchdown came in the 4th quarter when Glen Suitor, the holder on placekicks, rushed 12 yards on a fake field goal attempt. Quarterback Jeff Bentrim then passed to Tony Dennis for a 2-poinit convert. The Roughriders generated just 8 first downs and 129 yards net offense. Jackie Parker, who had resigned on July 6 as head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos, made his only appearance as a colour commentator on the CBC telecast.



Baseball
Alan Trammell's ground ball between the legs of shortstop Manny Lee with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning drove in pinch runner Jim Walewander with the winning run as the Detroit Tigers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in 12 innings before 45,026 fans at Tiger Stadium to move the Tigers 1 game ahead of the Blue Jays in the race for the pennant in the American League East Division with 1 game remaining in the regular season. Mr. Trammell's grounder was scored a hit, although it looked like an obvious error.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kessen ha kinyōbi--Dreams Come True (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): This Used to Be My Playground--Madonna (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Una Historia de Ellegibo--Ellegibo (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): It's My Life--Dr. Alban (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Too Much Love Will Kill You--Brian May (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Ebeneezer Goode--The Shamen (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 End of the Road--Boyz II Men (4th week at #1)
2 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
3 Baby-Baby-Baby--TLC
4 Humpin' Around--Bobby Brown
5 November Rain--Guns N' Roses
6 Stay--Shakespears Sister
7 Jump Around--House of Pain
8 Just Another Day--Jon Secada
9 Do I Have to Say the Words?--Bryan Adams
10 People Everyday--Arrested Development

Singles entering the chart were You Gotta Believe by Marky Mark and Funky Bunch (#89); Do You Believe in Us by Jon Secada (#91); Sweet November by Troop (#93); and Work to Do by Vanessa Williams (featuring Black Sheep) (#95).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley (3rd week at #1)
2 Enid--Barenaked Ladies
3 Do I Have to Say the Words?--Bryan Adams
4 Stay--Shakespears Sister
5 End of the Road--Boyz II Men
6 Nothing Broken But My Heart--Celine Dion
7 Not Enough Time--INXS
8 Humpin' Around--Bobby Brown
9 Layla--Eric Clapton
10 Jesus He Knows Me--Genesis

Singles entering the chart were Song Instead of a Kiss by Alannah Myles (#58); Drowning in Your Eyes by Ephraim Lewis (#79); Wind Me Up by Paul Janz (#85); Soul Doctor by Foreigner (#88); Could've Been Me by Billy Ray Cyrus (#90); Love You by Heart by Lisa Lougheed (#91); Johnny Have You Seen Her by the Rembrandts (#92); You Lied to Me by Cathy Dennis (#94); and Forever Love by Color Me Badd (#96).

At the movies
Sherlock Jr., the 1924 silent comedy starring Buster Keaton, was shown at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, accompanied by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. This blogger was in attendance, along with other members of the CPR Stockholders of Edmonton.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (3-10) 20 @ Hamilton (8-5) 34

The Tiger-Cats recovered 4 B.C. fumbles as they beat the Lions before 13,628 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Hamilton running back John Hood rushed 20 times for 100 yards and a touchdown. Damon Allen started at quarterback for the Tiger-Cats and threw a touchdown pass to Wally Zatylny, while backup quarterback Don McPherson threw a TD pass to Lonzell Hill. Danny Barrett started at quarterback for the Lions and scored their first touchdown in the 2nd quarter; backup quarterback Tony Kimbrough threw to Ray Alexander for a touchdown late in the game.

10 years ago
2002

Baseball
National League Division Series Games 2
San Francisco 3 @ Atlanta 7 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)
St. Louis 2 @ Arizona 1 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Rich Aurilia, Barry Bonds, and J.T. Snow all hit solo home runs for the Giants, but Javy Lopez and Vinny Castilla homered for the Braves in support of winning pitcher Kevin Millwood at Turner Field.

J.D. Drew homered for the Cardinals and Jeff Fassero got the win in relief for the Cardinals as they edged the Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark.